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Summer has been saved
As I wrote last night on Facebook, "We’re back in business. Have at it, kids. Don’t be shy this summer. You never know when this thing will officially die."
My nightmare is over – for now. The 42-year-old pool has been brought back from the dead.
You better believe this body of water is about to take some abuse. I already proposed to Mrs. Screencaps that we should throw a "Swim Your Ass Off, This Thing Could Die At Any Moment" party each summer until the pool dies and/or the boys head off to college.
She approved. It's too late.
Leave it all on the pool deck, kids. Wear your asses out.
Bridezillas: What happens when women refuse to go into debt to attend a bachelorette trip?
I knew there were horror stories out there. Keep them coming. This industry needs to be exposed. Women need to know we have their backs when their own friends turn on them over these bachelorette trips.
Has your wife/girlfriend refused to wear some stupid sash on one of these trips for the big photoshoot on the beach? I want to hear the fallout. I will keep you anonymous.
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- Anonymous writes:
The Onion headline struck a chord. This is not a new phenomenon. My wife and I will be married 20 years next month. When we got married my wife had several groups of friends- hometown friends, college friends, hometown friends who went to the same college and we also had family to include. It was a setup for failure.
She chose a mix of family and close friends at the time. When we got back from the honeymoon, suddenly certain girls didn’t return calls anymore. She slowly realized which friends had "written her off." Her words. As we went out and started a new life and new jobs together, we didn’t have a lot of money or vacation days. It was crazy.
She was a day late for a bachelorette party in Miami- cold shoulders. She couldn’t make it to a bachelorette party in Vegas- more attitude. We didn’t make it to a wedding on a boat on a Thursday- loss of friends.
We lost a lot of old friends, some who went back to her childhood, because we didn’t go into debt to attend all of the extravagant events. It’s fine with me, but I think it really bothers her.
That’s catty women. Just look at the WNBA.
Not trashing all women. There are awesome ones and I married one.
- Michael J. in Chiraq writes:
Oh man, this hits hard. Wife and I are standing up in a wedding. My best friend is marrying her cousin. The Bachelorette party is 4 days in Nashville! Needless to say, it's not gonna be cheap. Then, on my end, I've been given only a few months to plan the bachelor party.
Plus, there's a second best man and we disagree on everything. Anybody have advice on how to plan a bachelor party when there's two people in charge and nothing can be agreed upon?
Kinsey:
This is why I have enjoyed a life of not being invited to many weddings. One of the best decisions I've made in life is to disappear into Pennsylvania in the early 2000s when most of my childhood friends were getting married. They didn't even know how to get in touch with me back in those days. It worked out wonderfully.
Willie Mays - RIP
- Jim T. in San Diego shares:
One of my very earliest memories is going to a Reds game at Crosley Field with my dad, my Uncle Jack, and my cousins Mickey and Steve.
All I have left some 57 years later are a few memory fragments: it was a double-header vs. the Giants, my uncle handing me a hot dog, the wood-slat seat being uncomfortable.
We lost my Dad in November, and Uncle Jack two years ago, but piecing it together and sifting through the Baseball Almanac, I see the Reds played a double header against the Giants on Aug. 8, 1966. Which would have been right – as I remember being horrified to see Uncle Jack smoking a cigarette at our kitchen table at the house we lived in until I was 6. (Plus the only home doubleheader the Reds played in ’67 was in April, and my cousins only visited during the summer.)
Looking at the box scores, I see my Reds won the first game 10-6, but dropped the nightcap 7-5. More importantly, while I have no recollection of it, I saw both Mays and McCovey play that day, along with a very young Pete Rose, Tony Perez, Tommy Helms, Leo Cardenas, and Reds ace Jim Maloney.
Not sure if we stuck around for the second game or not. I hope so, because if we did then I saw Joe Nuxhall pitch in relief.
When I was about 8, my grandmother gave me a copy of Mays’ My secrets of playing baseball, (Barnes... book by Howard Liss (thriftbooks.com). I wore that thing out (although I still have it). Never played organized ball (my Mom was opposed to organized sports), but played sandlot every day I could, and that book was my bible of how to make a cut-off throw, how to slide, how to bunt.
While I was a diehard Reds fan, there were certain players who stood out larger than team loyalty. Roberto Clemente was one. Henry Aaron another. And definitely the Say Hey Kid.
It’s too bad he played in Candlestick half of each season – imagine what the career home run record would be if Mays had played in a hitter-friendly park …
- Stephen writes:
I enjoy reading SCREENCAPS every day and read with interest your regret in not getting Willie Mays autograph in Cooperstown. I went to the Cal Ripken/Tony Gwynn HOF induction in 2007 honoring two greats who played their entire careers with their hometown teams.
Not likely to happen ever again (except Joe Maurer). A local private school had a fundraiser where Willie signed autographs. I think the price was $150 and don’t know what Willie’s share was.
This was a popular event as I recall standing in a long line on Main Street for at least 45 minutes before entering the building where Willie sat at a table signing balls. I was impressed that he was very patient with each signature and that when he finished he looked you in the eye and shook your hand.
I walked away thinking that I just shook the hand of the greatest ball player of all time. Sorry you missed your chance!
Have we entered the dog days of summer?
According to the historians who track this stuff, the "Dog Days of Summer" are supposed to run from Wed, Jul 3, 2024 – Sun, Aug 11, 2024, but it feels like we've officially entered early this year.
Here's why I think we've entered:
- The humidity is off the charts.
- We got a mid-to-late July thunderstorm last night that rained out baseball. That wasn't a June rain. That was a mid-July, get your ass into the air conditioning and hunker down for the night rain.
- The Texas A&M-Florida game was fine if you're into runners being left on base. All I could think about was college football with these two teams on the field.
- I watched five minutes of the WNBA game while scrolling on my phone in the man cave. Give me a fight. Something.
- I watched the 100m U.S. Olympic Trials final which made it feel like I was watching the Olympics, which start July 26.
- The weather is so hot that I feel like the Tour de France (starts June 29, but let's be honest, it's best consumed right after July 4 when there's nothing on) should be on TV. Seriously, going back to when I was a kid, I based summer on watching the Tour in the morning and then riding my bike to the pool.
Speaking of the dog days, Indy Daryl checks in:
Good evening! Was planning to simply send in a grill photo, but then we were treated to and incredible sunny rainstorm! Truly haven’t seen anything like it before. Minimal clouds, mostly sunny, but a complete downpour… really really cool! And to cap it all off there was a rainbow that ended in our street. Simply amazing!
Regarding the grill, don’t sleep on grilled polenta. Slice, oil, salt, and pepper, grill till a crispy crust and you won’t be disappointed! Hope you had a great Wednesday
The TNML Spotify playlist
- Caleb from PA writes:
Joe: Just wanted to say that the TNML playlist is fantastic! I’ve used it while mowing, enjoying dinner, and playing with the kids in the backyard (although I did have to skip a couple of songs since they’re too young to hear some of those lyrics haha). Please tell Mike Freshwater a HUGE "thank you" for creating such an amazing playlist!
- Brad S. writes:
I had someone ask me to describe Yacht Rock:
If it has lead or background vocals from Michael McDonald, then it's Yacht Rock.
Let's check in with the student debt cancelation project
Ben, who works for (D.) Rep. Marcy Kaptur, spent Wednesday bragging about having his debt canceled. It reminded me of Alyssa Milano, who is in Ireland on a family vacation, begging people to pay for her travel ball expeditions.
A nation of beggars.
Sad. Sad. Sad.
Where's the best Cuban or Reuben sandwich in the United States?
- Rory M. suggests:
This place is where I live just south of Atlanta. Basically take barbecue meats and make tacos/burritos. The Cubba-rito is my go to.
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For those of you keeping track, today is the first day of summer. That's right, it's the solstice. The longest day of the year. The sunset tonight in Fairbanks, Alaska will take place at 12:48 AM Friday morning.
The sunrise will be 2:58 AM Friday morning.
I know we've had readers in Fairbanks over the years. Share your stories of how you handle the lack of darkness. Do you sit on the patio at midnight enjoying the sunset?
Take care. Have a great day/night.
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